In3StarandCathlloZ Messenger *orning Starand CathollI*e2% Nrw OrEs anC oean Publse u.eM Os e np atotov. 14APOLOo JOSEPH PUROH, wih tlh approval of the AeeLlulePmArchbishop of New Orleans  authority of the Dio..e, to uphj m3. cPreuldant. " 'ad:mitd wrnt ein "w Orlt iatu Ar. Je. CA.RI., ice, PNreu.n mainly devoted to the intereste o. tVery Rev. G. RArMoxN, Oatholic Church. It will not ntrgaVery Rev. C. politio exoept whern thq IoeiVry ev. C. Morm9 with Catholic right], bat will :sgRev. T. J. uonx, iuqnity in high places wiLthot reagsRev. T. J. BaETE. C. M. j-c"" Ž permoa or parties. Next to the epladel. po. A. N ART, C. 8t. R. pion to-f thp pral -.Sev. P. F. ALLEN, H -'. E. Nomearr.n.Boax T. Oxasexe.5oi T.r mag O geW e appro5e of the aIb esa d um i "So. BMcwarr. ~iakiakngod commend It to the Cathebaxwýmm (oe@· b red aJ V. Anoranaior o.Nuw OaaeaL"HtieatmOe--.Wli lerarut,tlern ertCamp. "HOW BEAUTIFUL ARE THE FEET OF THEM THAT BRING GLAD TIDINGS OF GOOD THINGSI" rTrms-slins e py, Isensiy UEyN, SS--a IFsR.1VOLUME .X NEW ORLEANS, SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY .,11 1877. NU.BER 1.Morni~g Star and Catholic :esseiger.MEW OarAN-. SUNDAY, FEBRUAtY 1i. 16:7.TE.=tPRIC SUMMARY.FOREIGNFnANCE.-In the Chamber of Deputies o:nthe 5th inst., M. Ordanaire, member for Lyons.questioned the Governmeut as to what stepsit intended to take to alleviate the distressamong the workmen of Lyons. M. Ordinairestated 50,000 operatives were thrown o:lt ofemployment in consequence of low wages andthe advances of raw silk, which had risen 84)per cent. in price. Mr. Simon, President ofthe Council, replied that the Governmentweuld do everything in its power to assist theieal autborities. It appears from an articlein L'Eonosmlste Francaisethat two-thirds of thesilk workers are unemployed, and the mannfacturers declare that work cannot be resumeduntil the priceof raw silk falls 15 per cent.The Journal Les Droits de l'Homme has beenoasperded for six months, and the editor senteced to three months' imprisonment for insalting the President and justifying the ComGsnMANY.-The North German Gazette reverts to the anti-German articles in the Beruedes deer Mordes, and says these expressions aresignifieant in France, because the renewal ofwar against Germany is considered by everyone only a question of time, and constitutes apermanent factor in all political calculations.ENGLAND -The session of Parliament for1877 was opened on the 7th. The Queen'aspeech contained little of general interest, herremarks on the snubbing England, in commonwith the other powers, reoeived at the bands ofTurkey being reported thus: ' She regretsthat the proposals have not been accepted bythe Porte, butthe result of the Conference hasbeen to chow the existence of a generalagreement among European powers, whichcannot fail to have a material effect upon thetobdition and government of l'turkey. S',trusts that the armistice when expired wi:llead to the conclsion c-f an honorablecpeace."TuRnxx.-Midhat Piash, Grand V-zier, bcabeen proved to have engaged in a conspiracyto detbrone the Sultan, and hias been tent itoexile. The Porte i3a sent a diispatch to t:erepresentatives abroad, giving notice of theappointment of three Christians to the governorships of provinces, and declaring that theapplication of the reforms is proceeding uremittiugly.MExlco -City of JIcrioo, Jan. 30.-The elections are going on in favor of Diaz. Chargesof fraud are freely made as in the previousPresidential elections. Diaz is urged to hastenhis return to the capital, as the Government isin danger of falling to pieces owing to dissenass in the Cabinet, the members being inex'enoed and without talent or prestige...ere has been a formidable split among themembers of Diaz's Tuxtepeo party. Businessis in a worse condition than ever; failuresare nnmeuoe- Some foreigners who favoredDiaz's revolution have failed, and a new revo:Sutlon against Dias bha been encouraged bycapitalists, who make money by laans to thee evolutionists at excessive interest.. Theirch party has been triumphant in theations in the capital. The most important:oeitions in Michoacan, Puebla and Qiaretaroare held by the church party. A petition iscirculating, praying that the Gavernment willpermit the return of the Sisters of Charity,who were expelled from the counlry twoe earsago. Cortina refuses to obey the order toabandon the Texas frontier. He row onposesDiaz. Another telegram says: The Churchparty tacitly countenanccs Diaz, but. is realtywbrking to place Coneelvatives in lower, A Igeneral opinion prevails that the l)i:..: iovern.ment will be of bhoit duratin. Geo. Di.z has tordered the release of a number of foreigners, 1who have been oondnld in the ,pris-ons inMatamoras and Monterey.UNITED STATES.WASHINGTON.-The Grand Commission hasdecided one point in the Florida case, and, icontrary to the general expectation and to theintense disgust of the millions who hoped that tthe Judgesof the Supreme Court at least wouldbe superior to Party, the vote was strictly Ipartizen, the eight Republioans voting one wayand the seven Demoorats the other. Aftermsnding three days in hearing the argomentseof O'Conor, Evarts and others, and in consalta- .lion as to whether they should receiveand con- naider other ttstimony than that contained in tthe papers opened in the Joint Convention of athe Senate and House, the Commission decidedae question in the negative (a decision ad- Fares to the Demooratio position), Justice IJdley voting with the Republicans, and the p"tS standing 8 to 7. On the next question as pwhether the Commission should inquire v.llete eligibility of iHr" ries, a Republtcan v.who is said to a been a Federal ieffee -elder at the tier- if the election, thevotI aisn stood t to' this time in the f,slzaae·lj (a decision davor of the Democ ratiU position) Justie..~B adley voting with Cthem on this question. +P" Latter question wasone of minor nlmpor'ancf-~.ud the general re tsult is regard- as unfavorable to the Democrats, et,'ecialy as it establishes a precedent aon some points against them in the Louisiana oAs showing what is thought on the subject inqlurters, we quote Chief Jastice Wsite v"Yesterday's proceedings are merely vry and farnish no indications of the aPVoearbsDem.) said : "A black stThe Commission on Thursday csaridered tteeligibility of Homphries. lHe swore he hadresigned on the Gth of October and producedJudge Wood's letter accepting his resignation.Toe Deminrats filed aceirtificate fromn the clerkof Wood's court, ai twwng thaL thle luoks of theoflaie had no record of his resignation. AdesemiJn in t!' catr,. .. [xpeot.dl Friday evenoing.'It, liver anri L:,rior till rnpropriatcs asfillhws : C p'e Fear RBver 110 000 : Saivanahharbor, 9500 0u, Mo th if the Mtlsiniippi,t100CU0O; G0lveston harbor. ,41'"00(i; LittleKanawha, $5 00 ; Roanoke River. $.i 000; Ttn.bigbee and Warrior, $15.000; abhp canal (lalveston bay, $25 Oul ; Sabtue 'Pa-u, $20,0J;Ooja'hita, $40,000: Red River, 65 0u0 ; llusawick, Ga., harbor, r53,000; Tennessee River,$200.00f(; Coosa River, $20 000; Great Kanawha, $100,000; Hall Gate, $200,u00.The case of the United States vs. Gen. Belknap was dismissed on motion of the DistrictAttorney, by direction of the Attorney- General, for the reason that the evidence wouldnot sustain the prosecution. The action wastaken by direction of the President:The investigation into the Louisiana Returning B~ard frauds continues. Wells and othermembers refuse to answer most of the questionspat to them. Maddox's testimony with reference to the proposed sa'e of the Electoralvote of Louisiana has been strengthened bythe production of Wells' letter to SenatorWest which reads as follows:• Nw ORLEANS, Nov. 21, lb76.YMy Dear Senator-I regret nuch at not having seen you when here. I want to say muchto you which would be at least inmprudent toput on paper. I trusnet, however, to meet youIn Washington as soon as the canvvas is over,which is now upon us. Our dutaoi as returning ofii:ers have a:ggmo~,;ed tn,. d stiny ofthe teto great partie--m.iy I iuc t:a the nation! I folly c.omijrelhnd thoe itoatio, uswell as toy duty to the greate-tlivwng G.ceial,U ..Grant, and not with t:y conrInt erailtills opprensed peop!e Ie governtd by hispa oled prisanere, aided by their white-liveredcowards of the North. Let ime, mny esteulecdsir, warni you of tLe dagla,-c. Idillions laveb~tnl set s.,r,., ouI will lie ut d ia the interestof Tildle ; la d Luntin tn aolmte coutlil:.r Il,'vt.el tlit will h.n iUns o.eiboe ...t 1 u .c er a:.y o:L. rIndi;idurl i to arro-', its pri'dn ive r .l:.+Thu geer e man pre enting this I..tier in fullaware of the moves, nod if a:, a:low, witlcommunicate freely. Sao our trienri., lanld actpromptly, or the result will be I i+.strous."A hint to the wi, ." Srioitly ilplvato andcoin deutial.Yurs, very truly, J. MADIogoN WELLSTEtNNESSEr --Xashrille, Feb. 5.-The StateSenate to-day concurred in the House resolution directing the Comptroller and Treasurerto suspend the payment of the interest of theState bonded debt.GEORGIA -Atlalnt, Feb. 8 -The Senate today passed the Hlouse bill calling a State Convent;on.T71I GRA,1ND COMMISSIlay.F.ORIDA GIV-EN TO IIAYES BY A .TRICT I'ARTYVOTE.irashingtot,l F, 0 --'lThe Electoral Commiissiun, by a vote of t, 7, cite lted that the fourlI toral votes of Fon'd t shi,' I.id bt' ctlnotedl forHayes and Wheeler. A tical reprrt wa- s lrdby Bradlhy,Edoronids, Frelingh .yern, (;iar. i i,ilior, Mbiter, Morton aril .'e ,1g..In tho formal rep -rt' to ItL j.,iut os-ion :h icommiivi.on will asign the foltowi:g; re loufor their decision:1. The commistion exercising it e Ic'.:p.r'.l ,both l~0oner, uned the aw,. annd Laviiv, i xituinetd an! the cerfficrates a-d .lp. r referrtedto theti, tir.d that they haveo no aothorit3 to .hear eviderce alioodi, or in other wotds to ihear evidence outside the certificates if the e...Jvernor of the State of Florida, founded upon tthe determination of the canvassing board asnto its vote, a2 Tfle commission could not consider as aevidence any act of the Legislature, or courts, 9in determining whom the State had appointed pas electors after the day the said electors gave ttheir votes.3. In regard to the alleged ineligibility of tF. C. Ilumphreys, there was not sufficient sproof that he held fllde on the 7th of Novernher.,The commission continued in session until thalf-past eight. Each of the fifteen members hmade an eleborate statement of his views of nthe case, and the following resolution wasadopted:Resolved, That the four persons, to wit: bFred. C. IHomphreys, Charles W. Pearce, Wm. aI. Holden and Thos. W. Long, are duly ap- apointed eleotoes of President and Vice- tPresident for the State of Florida, and that the itrotee cast by the aforesaid four persons are the grotes provided for by the Constitution of the iiUnited States. IThe vote in detail on this resolution was as tfollows: liYZAs-Bradley. Edmonds, Frelioghnysen, aallfleld, Hoar, Miller, Morton and Strong. tNaYS -Abbott, BIyard, Clitlord, Field, Hun- por, Payne and Thurman. tIn the case of llumphrexe, lndge Clifford hwas of the opinion that holding the f1ei tif(shipping commission would have rendered it2im ineligible, but that his ro-ignation of the f,iflee before the election was valid, and in this prlew of the case, action on the objection of his prote, made by Senator Jones, Of Florida, was isabandoned. These will be presented in joint isleesioo to-morrow, when the count will pro- aire to L9tln. - aP'OWEBR MADE PiRFECT IN INFIRMITY.I cannot do this thing." she said," I am so weak, so weak and frail;My will within me seemeth eoadO L',rd! 't's no avail!"'Tie no agail i Come blther, chfd,And tale that trembling will of ti-iae.An-d pisnc It in My open .d.lo,Withxin My heart Div,ne.And there it ha;ll be comfortted,And fortitled and chastened be !"" I can do all ttings now,." she aid." In Him who strengthens me!"A GENTLE WORD.A gentle word Is never lost;Ohil never then re'use one:It eheess the heart when sorrow tost,And ulola tke cares that bruise ons.It catlters sanshine o'er our way,It turns our thorns to roses;It changes dreary nollht to ay,And hope and pewee discloses.A gentle word is never losetThe fallen brother reads it;How easy said. how small the coat,Wbhat Joy and comfoirt speeds it IThen drive the shadow from thy brow,As smile can well replace it:Oar voice Is mnsic when we speakWith gentle words to grace It.4 .N I_ FA VT PHENOMEN O N.IN. Y. Tribune.)Harry Shannon is a little sevel-near-old whihas been trainted, according to the RostoTra,.crilt, by nome I,,nttcietu;celress wretch, tcmrciiiohrz.i riore than ;, thousand recitationsan:d to speak in pthlic f-r wore than an hoont::t a tinie. Dnriig co, of his exhibitinno itBoston the octihr evening, when the lad hadsi oken for aebouti an hour, a gcetleuau wh(lhad bee attrerlively wv3tchiug him throIIghan opera .Icass was observed to go into the,rotirng rot,,, fir the pnrpoeo, it was sup.p,-edt, imf orove.ni:g it h the, manager, flositwtu+ ntill!y the t tlrln : ;a er irt.uat,ni ced thatc,,,lplait;t hi:rl l,'-.t rnado tl;at thb buy wasb,.i p i,v tw-trkcd. and the wiehi d it noder.Ictdu that tliteo exhilitions were not to fati.g'in' to MBaster IIsrry as wontll naturally bet:lt;posJed. 'T'ne lir.tr meniouled gertrleman hereatto-u in the audience, and apolog zing for theinterferer co, begged leave to express a differaet opinion. He said emphatically that theboy was wearied, no wearied that his " nervestwitched," and for hrimelf he would prefer topay more for a half hour of the entertainmentthan to have it longer and, as he believed,to the injury of the boy. Upon this anothergentlemau arose and said that he was thefather of the boy, that the child was notwearied, and that a father's interest in hischild was usually as great as that of otherpeople. While in New York an offer of $50.000was made for he services for six months, whichbe (the father) had declined, preferring tokeep him under a father's care. The gentleman with the opera glass sarcastically echoedhe word "Father," and the discussion closed.I he audience applauded the complainant.TH11E ltREAT let GOitS -An immoense lo-s;f prop it, haLi ri snltrd from thlhe great ice;urge on t e lining',heoli: ivier. tl'heflood.icurtirrilng by th danmrring of the strta'n, onlne;kiig its friz. n b rricr, axeltt the gieat. icen :hedn b, fire it, atd I h:i-n in tirn d, ryroyedvu:rything in teir ln thti. ~::,'oe iI lets ,fi co l.nil bar;es nc. r." 1, 1, ib .l;! like chiop, tior tric ;'r.d , ' l ;'. -tiikiig a bridge' pierC ,,tl--r uh,-tr. ':,nti i'r-.- e i, m 's' to treni-tf t 'rii n im;.l tuoy. i .-. thu.~igrg ti:::'cL I, i-:,; , -ev n large ", iii liata . be-jidrt 1ibter er l.-,.d~t Icotil ii pi'ik atndl ips-ardsnIf:(0 i l:irnge avrec swept away. -Nearly ;ill"ern lilleid with cial, lif which it is estimated-ome 15 (Ut. OtO bihl:.l wi, re lobt. The tipplesined for dumping coal, lnilt on the river batik,•ere destroye' for a d;stance of 'ix:een miles,vid their wrecks, with those of the vessels, lietrewn over the shores in inextricable confu,io. The los in the, vicinity of Pittsburg islaced at 2.o000,00l, to which must be addledhe cost ot clearing the channel of the deb..4vbhich tow impedes navigation. At Cincinuertlie break-np of ice in the Ohio resulted in doroaction almost as extensi'-, and 75 full and100 empty coial barges and several steamereere sannk. It is estimated by coal shippershat the total damage caneed between Pittenorg and Cairo will tint fall ehor. of twelvenillion dollars.Coral is of a stony or calcareois formation,ming in fact the agglomerated shells or framerork of creatures invisible to the unaided eye,and it is found in almost every degree of latiode and longitude. It is infinitely variable ints forms and characteristite Linr:eis, therest Swedish naturalist, assigned it a placeotermediary between the an i ral and vegetableingdom. It was not until thi stixteenth cenory that it came to be regarded ii any otheright than that of a marine plant, devoid of all,nimal life. It is known to produce eggs ando give bitthl to living young. and it is alsouropagated by a procees of baulditg analagonea that seen in plants. 'Thest characteristconave been discovered solely through the aid ofhe microscole, and are the rianlts of modernveastigation. Owing to its itninite variety ofrrn asod dimension, as well as its methods of•rpagation, andl its vast constructive caacmty, as displaied in the formation of reefs,lands and even continents, this minute organ.mm has ever possessed for those of a sclentlioset of mind an intersat of the most absorbingstare.WHAT THIOMAS CARLYLE THIINKS 0)DARWINISI.Carlylo is now very feehie throngh agebut hie memory is still niarvell u+, andthe flow of his talk-doubtless the mostel-q,-n: of the age--is unabated. Taletlit, i a -tai:tle:'I have known three ge;.at t!ions f thieDarwcit,., tg-inn(father, tarler, and on ;at:ltis n all. 1 tie Irot her of tI'o 'rtusert fianonnaturalst., a qluiet lan, wLO lives nlot far fronthere, 1ld riie that among his grandlfathri's t1facts Lo fo ud a seal engraven with this legend: "Omnia tr coacnhis;' everything from aclam shel'! I saw the naturalist not manymonths ago; told him that I had read bhis'Origin of the Species' and other books: thatbe had by no means satisfied me that menwere desoendants frotl monkeys, but bad gonefar toward persuading me that be and his so.called scientific brethren had brought thepresent generationiof Englishbmen very near tomonkey s."A good sort of a man is this Darwin, andwell-meaning, but with very little Intellect.Ab, it's a sad and terrible thing to see nigh awhole generation of men and women profeesing to be cultivated, looking around in a purblind fashion, and finding no God in this universe. I suppose it isa reaction from the reignof cantand hollow pretence, professing to believe what in fact they do not believe Andthis is what we have got to. All things fromfrog spawn; the gospel of dirt the order of theday. The older I grow-and I now stand uponthe brink of eternity-the more comes back tome the sentence of the catechism, which Ilearned when a child, and the fuller andthe deeper Its meaning becomes: 'What is theo!hi-ifevd of nman' 'To glorify God and *o enjoy Hian fcrevor.' No gospel of dirt, teachingthat men have descended from fries threughmon'kl:ye can ever set that aside."- Iiaru'ordCourant.ART OF' BEINGI A;RErEAisLir.-The trueart of bting agreeable is to aplpear well.plea.-ed wit i all tl.e company, and ratherto ecOvm well entulertined with tliern thanto give e-ntert.sinimert to them. A lijanthus dirph.eil perhaps may not have muchilearning or any wit; but, it hlie has corn.nsene', and something friendly in his behivior, it conciliates men's minds more thanthe brightest talents without tois disposltin. and when a man of such a turn comesto old uge, he is almost sure to be treatedvwli, respect. It is true, indeed, that wesaould not dissemble and flatter in company; buta man may be very agreeable,stl ictly consistent with truth and sincerity,by a prudent silence where he can not concur, and a pleasing assent where he can.Now and then you meet with' a person soexactly formed to please that he will gainupon everyone that hears or beholds him.This disposition is not merely the gift ofnature, but frequently the effect of muchkno sledge of the world, and a commandover passions.---- ._RaEsToIiNG B:luNT RECOI:iS.--S irte ofthe public records in Paris, whic:h wereburnt d(uring the reign of the Crommuune,we.;t finally- made available 1:. arn Ingeni!: s operation. As ther can:: t fr) theliic t:i wiceo riuie ike ci i f - ' a:coalhi":t m:tl|ong O:l'e, aIdt the .cst- v :iould.: '- ...y : [ i io'A ii r Oil :.I,) :i i c' . tod4:1. L h the.,. In the oler:t- :. :,. . ,f ' rie1"r nihta, Iit l aizk'u it it' iihie b %ok 0 i ii 'curu.li, e' i teeped in nic te r, a.. " il, wit .1wvai .xpoj,-d to hl-mt. ' :, water as it tevaporattt . rnie:d tie leavx s one by one Iand with extraordinary precrutiots theycald be separated. Each ehiert was thendeciphered, and the copy certified by alegal officer. The records of nearly 70,01,0 i elegal 'cts were thus saved. It was notdiflicult to recd the entries, as the writing Iappearcd of a dull black, while the paperwas a lustrous black." The Missioni Catlholi7ue," says the ( atholiclericte, " has an engraving, copied from aphotograph, of the famons wooden crucifix destroyed by the burning of the Jesunt college of;pring B1ll, near Mobile, Ala., on the night of tthe 4th and .5h of February, 16e9. This beau- ttiful crucifix was carved by a converted Indiannamed Antonio. It was about eighteen inchesin height and compcsed of four pieces: thebody, with the neck and bead, lees the face Ihe two arms and the face. The artist had ad- tusted this last part with such skill that it was tifllonlt to discover whether it was a distinct Ileee. By this means he was able to inlay, trom the interior, precious stones in imitationif the eyes, thusee giving to the pbyslognomy a buyeterious and divine expression. Theoollege IIf Spring Hill took pride in the possession ofhis crucifix, which excited the admiration ofi11 vialtors." anThe handsomest thing you can do jest *low is to hand-some monay to the poor. IbDISCO C' TEO As (' L 'TA TIOYS.If there is one thing more disgusting thaianother-as indeed there is-it must be thenefarius practice rof making one's saintat11,u scainy or slangy, a custom whichlthorhii itl ir:ii.ly nmore honored in thiblrench th', In In ll0ob.ervance, has invade(all rarhi f sI,,ci,tV. satout the Prince oW' a'e i oni histlroetne to file beggar o thill,wery r:4n clipped coin of roartesy is cur.rnit. T'i e mosrt 'con; monl (in both senses o'the wor d) of these phrases, is the atrociouuabbieviatiorn "Thanks." It istrue that wthave tie warrant of Shakespeare for it, foldoes not 1rancisco remark, "For this reliemuch I hantks," but as the bard of Avon wainotoriously loose as to cases and numberswe may be pardoned for declining to ae c pihis authority. A judgment should lightupon the individual who w.akes misnuse oso simple, gracious and manly a phrase ocourtesy as " Thank you," one which in itiproper employ fits all possible cases thatmay arise between persons bearing to eactother any possible relations. A judgmenldid indeed overtake the two children itMr. Longfellow's poem who, at the tournament on the feast of Pentecost, drank of thevery cool draught and"Gaye many a eoartcous 'Thak ! ..They died miserably, did those children,and deserved so to die, since " Thank " iseven more atrocious than 'thanks.' Can anyone imagine in the last scene ot " Lear "scene c, tender and so trune-the dying Kingeu3 Ing :" 'ray Jou undo th'a button. Thanks!"No; the word is an insult to kindness, anddishoncrs alike those who use it and thosetowards whoen it is employed.Another alnmost tqual atrocity, thughiless epidemic, is the ' ulgiariziog of partingsa'utatliors. " So-long," possibly an AmeI c',nization of the orieutal "' palaam," is theworst of t'lese, though it :s not mrach wolnethan le n' 1 liver," " iuin resIrev ir,"  aed" olive oil " where iith Americana of luhiled mental, inomel aid ph iolog:cal Riftsciuntefeit the French au reuroir. We havethe m)ost perfect of parting salatatione," Good-by " infll"it.ly prefi,rabie to ourthibnking to the " adieu," or the "farewell,"which always ihas a suspicion of boskansand footlights about it. Mlany persons whoare habitually addicted to the use of " solong" have no adequate idea of the iueffAale meanness of the phrase. That only can1e obtained by the process of substitution.Let us improve Shakespeare-populariseand nineteenth-centarizo him, as it were.:an the lovers of Verona charm as if theirassionate phrase be"I S.l.a ! o long I Parting is snch swest sorrowShat ahall usy ' So-luog' till it be to-mo row."ur the fallen Cardinal compel cur pity byireathing a long "L o long'.' to all his greatests Muchl of the force and dignity of theire patsage where Da Qrtincy describes his1plaun dreamn would be lIat if for "Everu~tirng farewella!-anrd yet again-everiaslU r tart 'cll !" we e- :pl) y "I vera-tn.',, to )nn.c ·,s."" or r'vt. "i' :: t fla.!.i;.g.i ri-- , i, . " ' TLci, th a :, iii that ' ,y Aii Ii ram'isa tantt e gushy' c: rv.,rU r l veel i 1 i, .,' to L u seil-sa~n ti F irf"by hbyr" hr ubstfitut d f,, ";.t ; ..1.i"he per im ca.Lit fail to luosa, ui) ,,, of i'seathn'a- and ri.'tt-anes. 'I'ius ri horni ,Sr. Aldrich init lit Ibicow tlhe autlhr of aidiculouR c o,: iif ver se:s begihtonrig"'aT ta " I have tosay a-ta4'I,, suth a hot tof pretty thlin,nd the autl.or of "('!ilde Ilaro d" appearu a wicked and fanriliar geneiatia reuarking"M1 satire :n.-- tiio"None carl have so heart) an admirationfexpre-sive slang judiciously employed, asurselvea. In the present tconomy ofuings, slang to a great degree meansaxon, but, as is said in Connicticut ofeacons, there is a difference in slangs.etween the conventional expressions oftie collective idiocy of the time, anu, the.rse presentation ot a fact or sentiment ofroad humanity, there i as mtuch differnce as there is between c.ty and countryInd. We cannot, perhaps, hope for a renro to thosei Ausonian dlays when the-man who, to lieu of "Vale!" observedhis intimate "Va va!" was hurled fomhe Tarpeilan rock amid the acclamation oflebs and patricians, but we may at least Ie allowed to entertain conjecture of aage when the man who saas "thanks!"ill be expedited with kicking feet downospitable stairs amid the derisive "sinugb" of the company.Every man is said to have at least oneiance to acquire wealth. In the case of aswspaper man, this opportunity comes onHe 20th of February every year, except eap year.ALMOYT 1'ESUJD1ºED TO BEA lAdTHOLIO.(Pa3ne'e iSr. day Pres, Jersey City, Jan. 5l.)We had always heard that the Roman Catholice we*e nie or ten degrees lower downthe scales tilan were heathens. They werepriest ridden adcl priest-driven. The priest,to our imangintion, was a great monk-likenmoteter, fat with food snatchei fromthe starvlig 4 sr jercts-the poor Irish. Weeupposed he' sat in an awful big chair, withan awfutl conritelnace and anld an awful bigthree-tinedt folk in his right hand. Ourimagiration caught from early instructionsat the " free " public schools, pictured thepoor pi est-ridden subjects-the horrid Irish-fall ng before this monster monk or something in his big chair, and after biting thedust kissing his feet. This we supposedtobe the religious worship of the Catholics.It was only a few years ago that we hadrecovered sufficiently from our free commonschool education to dare to enter a CatholicChurch. It was St. Peters, in this city. Wehad often seen a great crowd of commonfolks, mostly Irishmen, going in as wepassed of a Sunday morning, and one dayhaving the blues pretty badly and not earing much whether we lived any longer ornot, and feeling as if we would about as soonbe eaten by a monk all at once as to die byinches on the cold charity of an unfriendlyworld. So with teeth clattering and heartchucked way up in our throat, we joinedthe throng and went right in to that horridplace-a Catholic Church. We saw theservice and heard the sermon. 'Ihe firstwas Greek to us, the latter clear, practical,and full of common ienCe. The " Priest,"in place of setting in a royal (lchir as pictutre i, stood up hod talkedl jnut likea Christian. lie urged his heare, s-to follow therx;oample of Jesus Chris:. To be meek, tolt, kind, to sympatlizi with the poor, toelcottrpce the w.eak and to be a patieutfol,ewer of ILord Jitus Chtrist in all things. ItSa,, hlie ini St. I'P'tert that we bgaratn to askorl;l e it tile Y .i.kee school tntaster, towh,nti ouar educration hrid been entrausted,had n,,t ben lying to us about the CuthoI - and their religion. We had an idea ufthe, character of Christ and it seemed to uathat lie would as soon be found talking tqthat large and attentive audience of comarners as to the most fashionable Protestant audience in the land. We know nothutg about the Catholic creed. We don'tknow whether they believe in a burningIlke of brimstone or an endless bed ofglory.We do not know but they believe in bothtnd don't care if they believe is neither.We only know that compared with theother churches, the church Catholic is the)earest to our ideal of the true oHllowing ofthrist.Every Sunday for the past five years fromlye to twenty paupers from the poor house,ats our door on their way to Father lieese.vy't, Catho!ic Chulrcah. As regularly ashi ringing ti t;le Sabha'ii bell comej thedlind, ti. , L t, LItr ame, the lroker, down,Il men t iltarl A 'it.i, who ill tiheir distress,i" tllllit I(efue inr tlte alrt' Iihouse of thelia*iri '. '1' i ori I ,arl h !te i W lhat'thoerol t l!.i Ii'"y wouli atll V Iitem room,.l t gi l , 1 li ta i s tc r worship ex' ; i ', Citr.olic t I C X rist talkedA ! ' ir i thl, M.istere of Cliarity, Gcd.'t- .,-r r, it :,I " rtn Cicatholic. \Vieo is thereI .0 , h l t I , 4l tLhe Si3iters in their im,;, ft, ii!, of the Saviour I See howule-tly they go ltitunt always bent on erands (.! mercy. They comfort the livag. II every act and word none canei.y but tllese nobltlo wmeno are Christians,rail ct so great is oar Protestant smperatl",n atd bigotry that we despise theseanellc womenl because they are Catholic.As we grow in the knowledgo of the lifeSCl riet by the aid of the Bible, by thought,y all the information at our command, asir witness thebo pomp and show of Protesont worship, itshypocracy, its double facend thrible-tongue, as we witness the earnst, humble worship of the Catholic, theirltristlan effort aild Christ like deed, were almost peisuaded to be a Catholic.The firmer residence of Edwin Forrest, nearhiladelphia, now ahome of indigent actors, sstrange place. The bonse Is a palace In itsorg-oanoese; the furniture Is beautiful andrpensive; the lilarary, the pictures, and thesatuary are such as are seldom seen in private;llections. All this is enjoyed by two old and,firm actors and a superintendent, for theenefte of the estab :,hmect have not beenatiedof by an,y except the two menJleaed.elia Logan, who recently visited It, slaseir chief trouble is to kill tilD,*ill orders the erection of a milniature theatre,I which the inmates of the home may entertn themselves and others. The endowmemtsufolset to maiataia a large member of perus, sad it ie epposed that is tiue the Lilaw will btasea se Sld.